Maybe that worked… It gives me 2 days between charges, although running the golf app drains it. Only discovered talking to it today, works really well.

Screen is ok… Ish… Battery life is moderate. Styling and build quality is bang on… But would i pay full whack for one? Actually, no. I think the £300 i gave for it is top end. I dont regret it, I’m pleased, but had i paid any more id have been a bit disappointed i think.

After 30 years as a sentimental ornament (vigorously defended from threats of scrapping) I managed to get my Grandma’s old Enfield mantle clock going. I found a site where the chap had posted instructions on dismantling as an explanation as to why he couldn’t fix them for £40. Well I followed them, unwound the main and chime springs, cleaned, oiled and reassembled and hey presto. It’s been ticking and chiming away for 10 days now. Currently it is gaining 10 mins a day, I may fine tune it to see if I can get it any better but frankly I’m just chuffed to hear it ticking (last heard when I was a kid). Fuck me it’s loud though.

And if you find one without hsaving to go on a dealers “interested” list for 6 months plus then well done indeed. Rolex throttle back the supply of the steels and focus on their added value precious metal varieties.

Just been through all of this with the GMT. New it’s £6800 and a non deposit waiting list of over a year, flipped watches are around £15k.

Surprised no one has taken the Rolex dealers to the ASA for advertising a product they don’t have in stock.